Full-Time New Hire Facts

Benefits salary is defined by each union’s salary schedule and it is equal to the employee’s annual base salary.

Benefits salaries will be updated to meet current salary levels and will be determined for all employees annually on June 30th of each year.

Benefits salary determines:

• Employee & dependent healthcare premium contribution
• Board paid Life Insurance amount (amount is determined by your bargaining unit contract)
• Disability enrollment eligibility

Health Insurance (Board-paid): Following a 90-calendar day waiting period, all full-time benefits-eligible employees will be eligible for Board-paid healthcare (Cigna LocalPlus plan (employee-only)). Coverage will be effective on the 91st day. You will be able to enroll in a plan of your choice for the following plan year after satisfying 12 months of continuous employment in a benefits-eligible position.

Cigna Local Plus – Free Employee-only Option

• No referrals are needed
• Includes In & Out-of-Network specialists
• Comprised of a network of physicians that have demonstrated the best outcomes

Life Insurance (Board-paid): Following a 90-calendar day waiting period, all full-time employees receive one time their annual base salary rounded up to the next $1,000. Coverage will be effective on the 91st day. Administrators and Confidential Exempt employees receive two times their annual base salary. The minimum benefit for employees represented by AFSCME is $10,000. Additional life insurance may be purchased through payroll deduction to bring maximum benefits to an additional one times the amount provided by the School Board. You will be eligible to increase your coverage to a maximum of fives times the annual base salary after the first year of participation in the optional life program. Evidence of Insurability will be required for any increases in coverage. To find out more about Board-Paid Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, contact the MetLife Representative at 305.995.7029.

Standard Short-Term Disability (STD) (Board-paid): Following a 90-calendar day waiting period, all full-time benefits eligible employees are provided STD coverage that pays 60% of their weekly earnings. Coverage will be effective on the 91st day. If you do not elect to upgrade your STD plan at the time of hire, you will be subject to Evidence Of Insurability (EOI) when you decide to purchase an upgrade during the open enrollment period.